timtyler comments on Mixed strategy Nash equilibrium - Less Wrong

40 Post author: Meni_Rosenfeld 16 October 2010 04:00PM

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Comment author: timtyler 17 October 2010 11:51:50AM 1 point [-]

The Nash equilibrium suggests playing randomly in matching pennies - yet you can do much better than that if facing an irrational opponent - such as a typical unmodified human. The Nash equilibrium is for when both players play rationally.